quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; we sat up all night; ate all the food; all men are mortal; all parties are welcome'
all (adj.)
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole is often used informally for `wholly); he was wholly convinced; entirely satisfied with the meal; it was completely different from what we expected; was completely at fault; a totally new situation; the directions were all wrong; it was not altogether her fault; an altogether new approach; a whole new idea
[ Syn: wholly , wholly , wholly , wholly , entirely , entirely , entirely , entirely , completely , completely , completely , completely , totally , totally , totally , totally , altogether , altogether , altogether , altogether , whole , whole , whole , whole , wholly , wholly , wholly , wholly , entirely , entirely , entirely , entirely , completely , completely , completely , completely , totally , totally , totally , totally , altogether , altogether , altogether , altogether , whole , whole , whole , whole , wholly , wholly , wholly , wholly , entirely , entirely , entirely , entirely , completely , completely , completely , completely , totally , totally , totally , totally , altogether , altogether , altogether , altogether , whole , whole , whole , whole , wholly , wholly , wholly , wholly , entirely , entirely , entirely , entirely , completely , completely , completely , completely , totally , totally , totally , totally , altogether , altogether , altogether , altogether , whole , whole , whole , whole ]
all (adv.)
completely given to or absorbed by; became all attention'